The word for today is…
cloister (noun, verb):
noun
1a: a monastic establishment
b: an area within a monastery or convent to which the religious are normally restricted
c: monastic life
d: a place or state of seclusion
2: a covered passage on the side of a court usually having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade
verb
1: to seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
2: to surround with a cloister
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Cloister first entered the English language as a noun in the 13th century, referring then (as it still does) to a convent or monastery. More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verb cloister to mean “to seclude in or as if in a cloister.” Today, the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a covered and usually arched passage along or around a court. You may also encounter the adjective cloistered with the meaning “separated from the rest of the world [as if in a cloister],” as in “She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.” Cloister ultimately comes from the Latin verb claudere, meaning “to close.” Other words that can be traced back to the prolific claudere include close, conclude, exclude, include, preclude, seclude, and recluse.
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